Overview of Australia’s aid program to Afghanistan

How we are helping

2014/15 Bilateral Budget Estimate$130.9 million

2015/16 Bilateral Budget Estimate$78.5 million

2015/16 Total Australian ODA Estimate$81.7 million

DFAT will manage an estimated $78.5 million in bilateral funding to Afghanistan in 2015-16. Total Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Afghanistan in 2015-16 will be an estimated $81.7 million.

Australian ODA will support the Afghan government to achieve its development objectives with a particular focus on empowering women and girls, improving the prospects for economic growth and building community resilience.

The website will be updated to reflect priorities following discussions with our partners. These priorities will be detailed further in a new Aid Investment Plan which will be finalised by 30 September 2015.

Further information on current investments in Afghanistan can be found below.

Improving governance and the effectiveness of the Afghan Government

Australia will support the Afghan Government to become more effective by improving economic and structural reforms and public financial management, and support national efforts to protect and promote human rights, particularly the rights of Afghan women and girls.

Improving governance and the effectiveness of the Afghan Government

trained 500 public servants, which helped increase budget execution rates in Afghan Government service delivery ministries (51 per cent in 2012, to 57 per cent in 2013)

contributed to a 30.8 per cent improvement in public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) budget cycle indicators for line ministries between 2008 and 2013. This has seen improvements in the credibility, comprehensiveness, transparency, and external scrutiny of the budget, as well as predictably and control of budget execution

trained more than 600 journalists to report on elections, enabling impartial and educational news content to reach remote communities across the country for the 2014 presidential elections

through Australia’s support Australia’s partnership with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, protect and promote human rights including the launch of the first national inquiry into honour killing and rape, bringing to light issues that had long been taboo in Afghanistan

provided services to 1397 women and girl survivors of violence

trained 3586 men and women on women’s rights and EVAW law

Supporting vulnerable populations

supported more than 170,000 people across all 34 provinces with food assistance including 78,000 women and girls

cleared more than 700 mines and 7,000 explosive remnants of war from 3.3 million square metres of hazardous land in Afghanistan, benefitting more than 61,000 Afghans

provided more than 4,000 Afghans with prosthetic, orthotic, physiotherapy and health education services and taught more than 200,000 people how to identify, avoid, and mitigate the impacts of mines and explosive remnants of war on their lives